News Releases for 2009

Release NumberTitleRelease Date
20091230-264 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
12/30/2009
20091229-263 Burglars Clean Out Area Cleaners
12/29/2009
20091226-262 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
12/26/2009
20091224-261 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
12/24/2009
20091222-260 Officers Rescue Teen From Burning Car
12/22/2009
20091221-259 Undercover Crosswalk Operation
12/21/2009
20091221-258 Police Release Composite Of Sex Assault Suspect
12/21/2009
20091218-257 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
12/18/2009
20091218-256 Sacramento Family Holiday
12/18/2009
20091218-255 Santa's Helpers Will Be Wearing Sac PD Blue
12/18/2009
20091217-254 Shopping With Stolen Credit Cards
12/17/2009
20091217-253 Sacramento Police Welcomes Five New Officers
12/17/2009
20091216-252 Sobriety and Drivers License CheckPoint Notification
12/16/2009
20091216-251 Composite Sketch Released of Hit-And-Run Driver
12/16/2009
20091216-250 North Sacramento Homicide

UPDATE - See press releas number 20100108-07, dated January 8, 2010 for arrest information on this case.

12/16/2009
20091216-249 Double Homicide Linked to Previous Murder Attempt
12/16/2009
20091215-248 Arrest Made in 2008 Homicide
12/15/2009
20091215-247 Police Investigate Overnight Shooting

UPDATE - See press release number 20091216-249, dated December 16, 2009, for arrest information on this case.

12/15/2009
20091214-246 Gas Station Robbery at Knifepoint
12/14/2009
20091211-245 Help Identify Two Armed Robbers
12/11/2009
20091210-244 Pedestrian Killed in Traffic Accident
12/10/2009
20091209-243 Police Searching for Missing Ten-Year-Old

UPDATE - Dshaun Pickens was located by family members this morning (Thursday, December 10, 2009). He is safe and in good health.

12/09/2009
20091209-242 Early Morning Fatal Accident

UPDATE - Although the investigation is on-going, it appears the primary collision factor was DUI with speed as a contributing factor.

12/09/2009
20091208-241 Surveillance Video of Break-in
12/08/2009
20091204-240 Auto Burglars and Thieves Beware
12/04/2009
20091201-239 Driver Sought in Hit and Run Accident
12/01/2009
20091130-238 Hit and Run Accident Results In Death Of A 4-Year-Old
11/30/2009
20091127-237 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
11/27/2009
20091125-236 Police Need Assistance in Locating Missing Man

UPDATE - The missing person has been safely returned to his family.

11/25/2009
20091125-235 Clerk Assaulted During Robbery
11/25/2009
20091125-234 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
11/25/2009
20091124-233 Help Police Identify This Vehicle
11/24/2009
20091123-232 Robbery Suspect Caught On Camera
11/23/2009
20091120-231 Police Searching for Missing Person

UPDATE - Missing Person was found and in good health.

11/20/2009
20091118-230 Officers Honored For Their Service To The Homeless
11/18/2009
20091118-229 Homicide Suspect In Custody

UPDATE - Charges for murder on Eugene Walls was later dropped as evidence showed that he acted in self defense.

11/18/2009
20091117-228 Get Home Safely for the Holidays by Buckling Up
11/17/2009
20091115-227 Mother Arrested For Killing Baby
11/15/2009
20091115-226 Police Investigate Deadly Shooting

UPDATE - See press release number 20091118-229, dated November 18, 2009 for arrest information on this case.

11/15/2009
20091113-225 2008 Shooting Ends with Murder Charge
11/13/2009
20091112-224 Police Investigate Homicide
11/12/2009
20091111-223 Sacramento Police is Top Dog Again
11/11/2009
20091105-222 Increase of Residential Burglaries
11/05/2009
20091030-221 Governor's Reward Issued for Unsolved Homicide
10/30/2009
20091028-220 Trick or Treat Safety Tips
10/28/2009
20091026-219 Arrest Made in Weekend Homicide
10/26/2009
20091024-218 Parking Lot Shooting Turns Deadly

UPDATE - See press release 20091026-219, dated October 26, 2009 for arrest information.

10/24/2009
20091023-217 DUI Enforcement Team Receives Funding
10/23/2009
20091021-216 Those Dedicated To Ending Domestic Violence Honored
10/21/2009
20091021-215 What Are the Police Doing?
10/21/2009
20091013-214 Composite Sketch of Murder Suspect
10/13/2009
20091011-213 Maccan Court Homicide
10/11/2009
20091009-212 'Bait and Switch' Scam Resurfaces in Sacramento
10/09/2009
20091007-211 Our House is Your House This Sunday
10/07/2009
20091007-210 Federal Grant to Assist School Security
10/07/2009
20091003-209 Man Killed in His Apartment

UPDATE - The Sacramento Police Department has arrested 23-year-old Robert Neal-Anderson, for the murder of victim David Maxey of Sacramento. Investigators believe Neal-Anderson and the victim knew each other, however those details as well as a motive are still being investigated.

10/03/2009
20090930-208 Police Investigate South Area Homicide
09/30/2009
20090925-207 You Are Cordially Invited to Party with Sac PD
09/25/2009
20090925-206 Help Catch Some Burglars
09/25/2009
20090924-205 Third Arrest in Double Homicide Case
09/24/2009
20090924-204 New Officers to Hit the Street
09/24/2009
20090923-203 Beloved Security Guard Killed

UPDATE - On September 25, 2009, detectives arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with this homicide.

09/23/2009
20090919-202 Prolific Mail Thief Gets Sentenced
09/19/2009
20090918-201 Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested
09/18/2009
20090917-200 Murder Solved After Smoke Clears
09/17/2009
20090915-199 Bank Robber Caught on Video After Removing Mask
09/15/2009
20090915-198 Scam Targets Elderly Citizens
09/15/2009
20090910-197 Five Juveniles Arrested in Vandalism Spree
09/10/2009
20090909-196 Crime Doesn’t Pay - But Crime Alert Does!
09/09/2009
20090904-195 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
09/04/2009
20090903-194 Composite of Sexual Assault Suspect Released
09/03/2009
20090902-193 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
09/02/2009
20090902-192 Woman Dies In Tragic Traffic Accident
09/02/2009
20090901-191 Arrest Made in Jail Shooting
09/01/2009
20090831-190 Stroke of Good Luck for Off-Duty Officers
08/31/2009
20090830-189 Overnight Traffic Accident Kills Pedestrian
08/30/2009
20090829-188 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
08/29/2009
20090828-187 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
08/28/2009
20090828-186 Reckless Driving Results in Death of Woman
08/28/2009
20090828-185 Help Catch The Cigarette Burglar
08/28/2009
20090826-184 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
08/26/2009
20090826-183 Ice-Cream Bandit Gets Away with Cold Cash
08/26/2009
20090825-182 Police Officer Called to Serve Even on His Day Off
08/25/2009
20090825-181 Help Needed to Catch a Sexual Predator
08/25/2009
20090825-180 Downtown Bank Robbed, Photo of Suspect Released
08/25/2009
20090824-179 Police Need Help to Locate Home Invasion Suspect

UPDATE - On August 25, 2009, at approx. 5:00 p.m., suspect Stephen Dyser turned himself in to Police. Thanks to all the media for their coverage on this suspect who we believe posed a danger to the community.

08/24/2009
20090821-178 Father Arrested in Child's Death

UPDATE - On August 21, 2009, Detectives arrested the mother (Theresa Harper) for the murder of her 22 month old child. Paul Harper (father) will also be charged with murder. Autopsy concluded that the child died from blunt force trauma. It is believed that the father committed the physical abuse but that the mother was aware of and failed to prevent or report the ongoing abuse.

08/21/2009
20090819-177 School Zone: Drivers Beware-Police Motors Units on the Lookout
08/19/2009
20090814-176 Help Needed to Solve Homicide
08/14/2009
20090813-175 Keeping the Heat On in August
08/13/2009
20090813-174 WANTED: Reward Program Seeking E-Waste and Documents
08/13/2009
20090811-173 Burglars Disrupt Final Resting Place

UPDATE - With the help from media exposure to this incident, the tractors were located and the suspect was arrested.

08/11/2009
20090810-172 Police Conduct Undercover Crosswalk Operation

UPDATE - Over 50 citations were given for crosswalk violations. Two pedestrians were given jaywalking tickets as well. This operation was a huge success and we received a lot of positive feedback from the community.

08/10/2009
20090810-171 Help Needed To Locate Missing Person

UPDATE - This person was located OK early this morning (08-11-09), at a local shelter.

08/10/2009
20090807-170 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
08/07/2009
20090806-169 Help Catch a Child Predator
08/06/2009
20090806-168 What’s In Their Wallet? Stolen Credit Cards
08/06/2009
20090805-167 Double Homicide Solved with Arrests
08/05/2009
20090805-166 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
08/05/2009
20090803-165 2009 National Night Out
08/03/2009
20090731-164 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notificaiton
07/31/2009
20090731-163 Federal Grant Awarded to Police For Upgrading Equipment
07/31/2009
20090730-162 Sexual Predator Arrested
07/30/2009
20090729-161 “Magic” Responsible For Disappearing Checks
07/29/2009
20090729-160 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
07/29/2009
20090728-159 Murder Suspect Arrested in Arkansas
07/28/2009
20090728-158 Federal Grant Awarded to Hire Officers
07/28/2009
20090727-157 The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence
07/27/2009
20090727-156 Robbery Caught On Surveillance
07/27/2009
20090725-155 Help Look for Stolen Wind Surf Boards and Sails
07/25/2009
20090723-154 Up To Our Necks in Backpacks
07/23/2009
20090722-153 All You Can Eat...Not All You Can Grab
07/22/2009
20090722-152 Two People Shot in South Area Incident

UPDATE - On July 22, 2009, at 3:50 a.m., the second victim, identified as 28-year-old Everett Taylor, died from his injuries at U.C. Davis Medical Center. The victim who died at the scene is being identified as 35-year-old Deshawn Holloway. The investigation is on-going and no further details are available at this time.

07/22/2009
20090721-151 Community's Help Needed to Locate Missing Man

UPDATE - Cheng Thao was located. He was found walking on Hwy 50 and transported to the UCD Medical Center where he has been for a few days under the name of John Doe.

07/21/2009
20090720-150 Domestic Argument Results in Murder

UPDATE - On July 21, 2009, this press release was updated to include victim name and suspect photo.

07/20/2009
20090720-149 Passenger Killed in Single Vehicle Collision
07/20/2009
20090717-148 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
07/17/2009
20090715-147 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
07/15/2009
20090714-146 Police Search For Custom Instruments
07/14/2009
20090713-145 Arrest Made In May 1st Homicide
07/13/2009
20090709-144 Sexual Assault Intruder Caught
07/09/2009
20090709-143 Help Identify Composite of Sex Assault Suspect

UPDATE - Update: All suspect composites completed and attached to original press release.

07/09/2009
20090708-142 Police Seize Car and Destroy It!
07/08/2009
20090707-141 RT Thief Caught On Tape
07/07/2009
20090703-140 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
07/03/2009
20090703-139 Narcotic Suspect's DNA Linked To Twenty Year Old Homicide
07/03/2009
20090702-138 Don't Be Locked Up on Independence Day Weekend
07/02/2009
20090701-137 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
07/01/2009
20090625-136 Help Police Locate Missing Man

UPDATE - Missing man found by his daughter at Broadway/ 17th Street. The Department received information that the man was seen earlier in the day near UCD Med Center. The daughter went looking in this area and found the missing man in good health.

06/25/2009
20090624-135 Fire a Smoke Screen for Murder
06/24/2009
20090624-134 Bandana Bandits Blunder
06/24/2009
20090623-133 Operation "Safeguard Our Seniors" A Success
06/23/2009
20090622-132 Helping Those That Are Expected to Help Others
06/22/2009
20090619-131 Four Year Old Homicide Case Solved
06/19/2009
20090619-130 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
06/19/2009
20090617-129 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
06/17/2009
20090617-128 Police Recognized as Being Top Dog in Sacramento
06/17/2009
20090613-127 Three People Arrested in Downtown Murder
06/13/2009
20090612-126 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
06/12/2009
20090612-125 South Area Armed Robbery
06/12/2009
20090611-124 Police Need Your Help to Solve Cold Case Homicide
06/11/2009
20090611-123 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
06/11/2009
20090611-122 Police Investigate Downtown Homicide

UPDATE - See Press Release 20090613-127 for arrest information on the suspects responsible for this homicide.

06/11/2009
20090610-121 Cold Case Homicide solved
06/10/2009
20090605-120 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
06/05/2009
20090603-119 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
06/03/2009
20090602-118 Sexual Assaults Increase for 1st Quarter of the Year
06/02/2009
20090602-117 2008 Crime Rate Dropped Despite Hard Times
06/02/2009
20090602-116 $50,000 Reward Offered in Unsolved Downtown Homicide
06/02/2009
20090530-115 Victim Dies Seven Years After Being Shot
05/30/2009
20090529-114 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint
05/29/2009
20090529-113 Sunday Night Party Turned Deadly
05/29/2009
20090527-112 2009 Commendation Awards Dinner and Ceremony
05/27/2009
20090527-111 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
05/27/2009
20090526-110 Traffic Alert: Street Closures on L Street Due to Rally
05/26/2009
20090525-109 Officer Shot During Routine Traffic Stop
05/25/2009
20090522-108 The Sacramento Police Department Presents:
05/22/2009
20090521-107 Police Release Composite of Sexual Assault Suspect
05/21/2009
20090520-106 Arrest Made in 1980 Homicide Cold Case
05/20/2009
20090520-105 Homicide Detectives Investigate South Area Murder
05/20/2009
20090519-104 Purse Snatchers: Shopping For More Than Groceries
05/19/2009
20090517-103 Incendiary Device Located Outside Federal Courthouse
05/17/2009
20090515-102 The Sacramento Police Department is Targeting Seat Belt Offenders
05/15/2009
20090514-101 Burglar Hits Area Businesses
05/14/2009
20090512-100 Arrest Made in March Homicide
05/12/2009
20090509-099 Police Looking for Man Wanted for Carjacking
05/09/2009
20090508-098 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
05/08/2009
20090507-097 Armed Robbery Caught On Surveillance
05/07/2009
20090506-096 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
05/06/2009
20090506-095 Police Arrest Two in Kidnapping For Ransom Plot
05/06/2009
20090505-094 Robbery Suspects Fled But Didn't Get Far
05/05/2009
20090504-093 Officers Honored For "Above & Beyond" Service
05/04/2009
20090502-092 Friday Night Fights Ends with One Man Dead
05/02/2009
20090501-091 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
05/01/2009
20090430-090 Smiling Suspect Caught On Candid Camera
04/30/2009
20090430-089 Foster Kids Learn About Police Work
04/30/2009
20090429-088 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
04/29/2009
20090429-087 South Area Community Asked to be on the Lookout
04/29/2009
20090429-086 Murder Suspects Continue to Get Caught
04/29/2009
20090428-085 "Craiglist.Con" Crime Spree
04/28/2009
20090428-084 Brazen Burglar
04/28/2009
20090425-083 Suspect Wanted for Late NIght Homicide
04/25/2009
20090425-082 Neighborhood Dispute Turns Deadly
04/25/2009
20090424-081 Governor's Reward Issued For 2008 Homicide
04/24/2009
20090424-080 Police Release Surveillance Images of Armed Robbery
04/24/2009
20090423-079 Murder from Last Year Solved
04/23/2009
20090422-078 Police Are Looking To Identify Two Robbers
04/22/2009
20090421-077 Kidnapping Report Proved to be False
04/21/2009
20090420-076 Attempted Abduction, Victim Fought Off Attacker
04/20/2009
20090417-075 One in Jail Two to go in Cannabis Dispensary Robberies
04/17/2009
20090417-074 Fatal Accident in South Area Neighborhood
04/17/2009
20090416-073 Sacramento Police Vice Unit Recognized
04/16/2009
20090416-072 Missing Couple Being Sought
04/16/2009
20090416-071 Free Document Shred Day
04/16/2009
20090415-070 No One Likes a Double Crosser
04/15/2009
20090415-069 Police Release Photos of Bank Robbers
04/15/2009
20090414-068 Public's Help Needed to Solve 2006 Double Homicide
04/14/2009
20090414-067 Arrest Made in 1991 Homicide
04/14/2009
20090413-066 Police Urge Motorists To Slow Down Through Construction Zones
04/13/2009
20090411-065 Police Search for Homicide Suspect
04/11/2009
20090410-064 Dispatchers Honored At Awards Banquet
04/10/2009
20090410-063 Police Investigate Homicide in Del Paso Heights
04/10/2009
20090408-062 U.S. Census Workers will be in Sacramento
04/08/2009
20090408-061 Police Sergeant Honored For Act of Kindness
04/08/2009
20090407-060 Arrest Made in Theft of Lance Armstrong's Bicycle
04/07/2009
20090406-059 Police Arrest Three Suspects For 2006 Homicide
04/06/2009
20090403-058 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint
04/03/2009
20090403-057 Communities Help Needed in Home Invasion Case
04/03/2009
20090401-056 Arrest Made in Downtown Theater Robbery
04/01/2009
20090401-055 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
04/01/2009
20090331-054 Numerous Arrests Made with the Increase of Burglaries
03/31/2009
20090331-053 The Sacramento Police Department is Targeting Seatbelt Offenders
03/31/2009
20090326-052 Chu Vue Arrested for Murder
03/26/2009
20090324-051 Police Ask Public for Help in Solving a 26-Year-Old Homicide Cold Case
03/24/2009
20090323-050 SPD Receives Award from the Gay & Lesbian Center
03/23/2009
20090322-049 Police Department to be Recognized by the U.S. Army
03/22/2009
20090321-048 Police Investigate North Area Homicide
03/21/2009
20090320-047 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
03/20/2009
20090320-046 Magnet Academy Investigative Competition
03/20/2009
20090318-045 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
03/18/2009
20090318-044 Undercover Detectives Seize 10 Kilos of Cocaine
03/18/2009
20090312-043 Police Urge Motorists to Drive Responsibly this St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
03/12/2009
20090310-042 Missing Sacramento Man
03/10/2009
20090307-041 Early Morning Fatal Collision
03/07/2009
20090306-040 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
03/06/2009
20090304-039 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
03/04/2009
20090304-038 Can You Identify This Bank Robber?
03/04/2009
20090304-037 Crime Alert Announces New Features
03/04/2009
20090303-036 Police Need Help Identifying Burglary Suspect
03/03/2009
20090302-035 Surveillance Video of Burglary
03/02/2009
20090227-034 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
02/27/2009
20090227-033 Man Arrested for Killing His Brother
02/27/2009
20090227-032 Battle of the Shields
02/27/2009
20090225-031 Sixteen Year Old Murder Case Solved
02/25/2009
20090225-030 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
02/25/2009
20090224-029 Police Ask For Help Identifying Three People
02/24/2009
20090221-028 Arrest Made in New Years Day Homicide
02/21/2009
20090221-027 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
02/21/2009
20090219-026 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
02/19/2009
20090218-025 Lance Armstrong’s Bike Turned Into Police Station
02/18/2009
20090213-024 Kidnapper and Rapist Arrested
02/13/2009
20090212-023 CHP Chips in to Deter Crime in Sacramento
02/12/2009
20090211-022 Help to Identify Suspect of Home Invasion
02/11/2009
20090211-021 Pharmacy Robbed at Gunpoint – Hundreds of OxyContin Pills Taken
02/11/2009
20090210-020 Power to Rent Found to be a Fraud
02/10/2009
20090210-019 Man Who Preyed On Children Taken Into Custody
02/10/2009
20090209-018 Cold Case Unit Solves Homicide
02/09/2009
20090206-017 Homicide Detectives Solve Case of Missing Man
02/06/2009
20090205-016 Armed Robbers Steal Gold
02/05/2009
20090130-015 Pizza Delivery No Longer Option for Robber
01/30/2009
20090129-014 DUI Enforcement – Super Bowl Weekend
01/29/2009
20090127-013 Police Investigate Downtown Sexual Assault
01/27/2009
20090122-012 Man Victimized in Pigeon Drop Scam
01/22/2009
20090121-011 Arrest Made In Cat-Burglary Series
01/21/2009
20090117-010 Martin Luther King Jr. Community March Traffic Alert
01/17/2009
20090116-009 Police Need Help to Identify a Bank Robber
01/16/2009
20090115-008 Police Ask for Public’s Help
01/15/2009
20090114-007 Murder Suspects Arrested In 2001 Attack
01/14/2009
20090109-006 Cold Case Homicide Solved Using DNA
01/09/2009
20090107-005 Sacramento Police Arrest Chu Vue
01/07/2009
20090106-004 Police Use Surveillance Cameras on City Streets
01/06/2009
20090105-003 Surveillance Video of Armed Robbery
01/05/2009
20090102-002 Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
01/02/2009
20090101-001 Police Investigate New Year’s Morning Homicide
01/01/2009

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